K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
2025-07-12 · Kennett Square, PA · 📍 401 Birch St
Reps: ANGELA MCKEE, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $590.00
Grand Champion: Yardogs BBQ (343.9428) · 12 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Oink N' Doink BBQ
Entries
12
2 judged meats
Top score
343.9428
Winning margin
2.8456
GC over RC
Field average
325.72
median 332.51
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.9772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
305.1088
10th place overall
Field spread
49.7260
winner to last place
Prize money
$590.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
25%
of the 12 teams with a home region came from outside PA
Came back for more
36%
5 of 14 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1576
avg power rating going in · stronger than 77% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: FIRE & SHINE BBQ and Brewski's BBQ Competition Team tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Brewski's BBQ Competition Team and Zoni-Q tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Zoni-Q edged FIRE & SHINE BBQ by 0.0224.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Oink N' Doink BBQ (won 2024).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | Kennett Square, PA | 401 Birch St | 12 | 350.8228 | Sauce 'Em & Toss 'EM | — |
| 2024-07-06 | Kennett Square, PA | 401 Birch St | 14 | 343.9312 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | — |
| 2025-07-12 ← this one | Kennett Square, PA | 401 Birch St | 12 | 343.9428 | Yardogs BBQ | — |
| 2026-07-11 | Kennett Square, PA | 401 Birch St | 15 | 346.8572 | Fire & Shine BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.4172 | 167.3828 | 152.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1200 | 169.1428 | 153.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
12 entries · top 343.9428 · median 332.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 2 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 3 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 4 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 5 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 6 | Zoni-Q | |
| 7 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 8 | K-Town Pit Que | |
| 9 | Smokin Pythons | |
| 10 | Greenlight BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Brain BBQ | |
| 12 | Union Dad BBQ |
Chicken
12 entries · top 171.4172 · median 166.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 2 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 3 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 5 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 6 | Zoni-Q | |
| 7 | Smokin Pythons | |
| 8 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 9 | K-Town Pit Que | |
| 10 | Greenlight BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Brain BBQ | |
| 12 | Union Dad BBQ |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 173.1200 · median 165.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 2 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 3 | Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 4 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 5 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 6 | K-Town Pit Que | |
| 7 | Zoni-Q | |
| 8 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin Pythons | |
| 10 | Big Brain BBQ | |
| 11 | Greenlight BBQ | |
| 12 | Union Dad BBQ |